| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑16 | 137 | 416 | Target: Athies Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Laon, France |
| Enemy Airfield Damaged: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the entire 41st C Combat Bombardment Wing, the third of three Wings of Air Task Force #1, for today's mission. Bomb pattern centered on the main runway. [Note: Athies-sous-Laon is east of Laon, and the airfield, northeast of Athies, can still be clearly seen on Google Maps.] | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Group, High Squadron Deputy. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97142 ⇗ | 546th | BK*N | THOR, GOD OF THUNDER | Francis, Percy Tom |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Rosborough, James Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Matlack, Vincent DePaul, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Twomey, Jeremiah (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Fletcher, John Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Ford, Howard Emerson⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bedsted, Lee Roy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Gerhold, Melvin Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Raines, Louis Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Brecht, Victor Douglas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |